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Ayeeedubb will take over Midday and Music Director duties at Raleigh's K97.5/WQOK. She joins Urban One from Pamal Broadcasting Jamz 96.3 in Albany, NY.

One of Radio Ink’s “Most Influential Women In Radio,” the most listened-to woman on American radio, and a voice known to millions, Delilah, has a new book, One Heart At A Time, coming out October 16 from Rosetta Books.

After working at both KDKA Radio and KDKA TV for over 15 years, John Shumway is stepping away from KDKA Radio. Today is his last day on radio. Entercom Pittsburgh Market Manager Michael Spacciapolli had this to say...

As of May 15, iHeartMedia Honolulu morning man Coach Larry Price is ending his 33-year run as half of KSSK's Adult Contemporary morning show duo of Perry & Price. Price plans to focus on other interests within the company though. He plans to launch a new sports show with Rick Hamada on sister station FOX Sports 990 that will air on Saturdays at 11 a.m.

After a 12-hour radiothon, the station really could shout “hallelujah!” with the final count raised for the Sickle Cell Foundation tallying $10,600. The radiothon was hosted by popular personalities Connie Bryant and Yvette Bullard-Dillard. This was the 28th year for the annual fundraiser.

Tom Farinaro has been named Music Director at WWZY/WBHX 107-1 The Boss Monmouth Ocean. Farinaro has been part of the Press Stations family for 15 years.

Conservative talker Monica Crowley was to be part of President-elect Donald Trump's national security communications team. That all ended Monday when Crowley said she would not serve after she was accused of plagiarism by CNN and Politico. Crowley issued the following statement...

Beasley Media Group has hired Randy Cable as Director of Sales for the company’s Fort Myers/Naples cluster. Cable most recently spent three years in Florida serving as the Integrated Sales Manager with Cox Media Group’s Miami and Jacksonville properties.

Throughout the day on Wednesday, a number of Audacy employees, both corporate and local, were laid off as part of divisional shifts, affecting what appears to mainly be Audacy's Digital Editorial and Social Strategy teams.

WNYC continues to grow the newsroom with the addition of Rosemary Misdary. She will be a Health and Science Reporter. Misdary was an intern at the station in 2019. She was a 2020-2021 NPR Kroc Fellow covering New York for the National Desk and producing for Weekend Edition.